Yep, exactly this. Had a leak last spring that drove me nuts—redid caulking twice before realizing the siding above had a tiny gap letting water sneak...

Latch adjustments and insulation film are decent suggestions, but honestly, I've found those window film kits to be hit or miss. Sure, they're cheap a...

I went through something similar last year. We replaced a few windows with triple-pane, mostly because the sales guy hyped up the energy savings. Hone...

Yeah, bluffing about quotes can backfire pretty easily. Contractors aren't dumb—they've heard it all before. I've had better luck mentioning rebates o...

Storm windows can help, sure, but honestly they're more of a band-aid fix. Did that at my place and still ended up replacing everything a few years la...

Vinyl definitely helps with insulation, no argument there. But honestly, aluminum isn't always the villain it's made out to be. I've seen some newer a...

Had a similar situation a couple years back—medium-sized crack, nothing massive. Went with a local place, price was decent, and the fix held up fine. ...

Had something similar happen a couple years back when we replaced ours. Windows looked great, seemed solid, but first heavy rainstorm and boom—water p...